Children are our pathway

to understanding,

the season for patience

and our inspiration for

future hope.

-Lynne Kooij





         Hello again, we are having such unusual weather

         here this weekend. We have the wind blowing, it's

         hot and cold and the weather is all over the place.

         It has not stopped me from doing my favourite

         things outside though. I have started on another

         I-spy tablecloth, I know I seem to be making alot

         of tablecloths but I need many of them to cover

         lots of desks at school for displays. Also it has

         reduced the scrap bags I have hidden in my

         sewing shed.

       A friend kindly gave me a big bag full of nylon ribbon

       to knit with. So I quickly went to the local craft shop

       and purchased a little doll to make a toilet roll cover

       using the nylon. I was a bit let down because

       apparently the doll is too small. I bet I could work the

       pattern out to make the dress fit the doll. I'll let you

       know how I go.

On Friday night I was invited to a thank you BBQ at

the Agricultural Society for all volunteers who helped

at the show. That bunch of people, mostly farmers,

are a great bunch of fun loving larrikins I have come

across. They are a bunch of teasers....in the nicest

way, and when you tease them they don't get

offended, as some people do. One of the farmer's

wives reminded me to help myself to the leftover

straw that was used in the sheep section. I did just

that and have started spreading it over our garden.

In the meantime while doing show duties, gardening

etc, I have managed to slip in a knitted pair of bootees

and a pair of knitted pants.

 

                                                 Lovely bootees

For someone special

 I have a jacket on the go for night time leisure but

 I'm not far enough along to show any of it off.

I have been told about an old craft coming back

into vogue and though I've been told its name I

cannot locate any information about it. Anyone

out there heard of the craft called trichot? It uses

a knitting needle with a crochet hook on the end

of it. I am interested in having a go at this craft.

Hope you can help me.

I'm off to enjoy the rest of the weekend in my

sewing shed. I plan to do some more sewing before

the week starts. I have three and a half working days

to go before I go on holidays again and I'm so

excited.

 

Cheers, Anita.